MIDDLEBURY — The No. 5 seed Middlebury Union High School boys’ tennis team brushed aside No. 12 North Country, 6-1, on Tuesday in a first-round Division I match played indoors at Middlebury College’s Nelson Arena. The Tigers improved to 12-2, while the Falcons finished at 5-8.
MUHS advanced to a Thursday quarterfinal against the winner of a match postponed from Tuesday to Wednesday between No. 4 South Burlington (9-2) and No. 13 Champlain Valley (4-7). If SBHS prevailed, the Wolves will host the Tigers. If the Redhawks upset SBHS, the Tigers will host CVU.
In individual matches on Tuesday,
•At first singles, Jesse Rubin (MUHS) defeated Nick Bliss (NC), 6-0, 6-2.
•At second singles, Spencer Doran (MUHS) defeated Connor Davis (NC), 6-4, 6-4.
•At third singles, Sam Daly (MUHS) defeated Colin Archer (NC), 6-0, 6-0.
•At fourth singles, Hunter Munteanu (MUHS) defeated Derek Medlay (NC), 6-2, 3-6, 1-0.
•At fifth singles, Chris Johnson (NC) defeated Drew Kiernan (MUHS), 7-5, 6-1.
•At first doubles, Andy Giorgio and Abel Anderson (MUHS) defeated Evan Tremblay and Andrew Charbonneau (NC), 6-0, 6-2. Giorgio and Anderson remained undefeated this spring.
•At second doubles, Aiden Cole and Oliver Poduschnick (MUHS) defeated May Roberts and Colin St. John (NC), 6-2, 6-1.